The biggest problem is getting beyond the "you can't" syndrome. The moment you figure that out, you're on your way to flying. Anyone who cannot see p…

- Bill Drayton

What is the most powerful lever you can imagine? A big idea, but only if it's in the hands of a truly outstanding entrepreneur. It starts with the pe…

- Bill Drayton

There is nothing more powerful than a new idea in the hands of a social entrepreneur

- Bill Drayton

What does an entrepreneur do? The first thing is they've given themselves permission to see a problem. Most people don't want to see problems ... Onc…

- Bill Drayton

The one single factor that determines society’s success is the percentage of change-makers within it.

- Bill Drayton

Imagine a world where everyone is really a change maker.

- Bill Drayton

The job of a social entrepreneur is to recognize when a part of society is stuck & to provide new ways to get it unstuck.

- Bill Drayton

It's the combination: big idea with a good entrepreneur: there's nothing more powerful. That's just as true [for] education and human rights as it is…

- Bill Drayton

How could any entrepreneur, confronted by such amazing opportunities to help transform the world and to do so with such extraordinary colleagues, be …

- Bill Drayton